Table 4 Adjusted incidence rate ratio for ALRI hospitalisations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children according to birth defect diagnostic category
Diagnostic category | Any ALRI | Bronchiolitis | Pneumonia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<24 months | <12 months | <24 months | ||||
IRR* | (95% CI) | IRR* | (95% CI) | IRR* | (95% CI) | |
Uro-genital defects | 1.6 | (1.3, 1.8) | 1.4 | (1.1, 1.6) | 1.4 | (1.0, 1.8) |
Musculo-skeletal defects | 1.8 | (1.5, 2.1) | 1.6 | (1.3, 1.9) | 1.9 | (1.4, 2.5) |
Diaphragmatic hernia | 2.4 | (0.9, 6.4) | 1.5 | (0.3, 7.5) | 4.3 | (1.1, 16.7) |
Cardiovascular defects | 3.1 | (2.7, 3.6) | 2.5 | (2.0, 3.0) | 3.3 | (2.6, 4.2) |
Ventricular septal defect | 2.6 | (2.2, 3.2) | 2.2 | (1.6, 2.8) | 2.7 | (1.9, 3.8) |
Atrial septal defect | 4.7 | (3.4, 6.3) | 2.8 | (1.7, 4.3) | 6.9 | (4.4, 10.8) |
Nervous system defects | 3.3 | (2.5, 4.3) | 2.4 | (1.6, 3.5) | 4.4 | (2.8, 6.7) |
Spina bifida | 2.9 | (0.9, 9.4) | 4.3 | (1.1, 15.9) | - | -** |
CA of eye | 3.4 | (2.2, 5.2) | 1.9 | (1.0, 3.6) | 4.9 | (2.5, 9.3) |
CA of ear, face and neck | 4.5 | (3.6, 5.6) | 3.9 | (2.9, 6.3) | 4.2 | (2.8, 6.4) |
Respiratory system defects | 2.9 | (1.6, 5.0) | 1.8 | (0.8, 4.0) | 3.6 | (1.5, 8.9) |
Gastro-intestinal defects | 2.2 | (1.8, 2.7) | 1.9 | (1.4, 2.6) | 2.6 | (1.7, 3.8) |
Cleft palate only | 2.2 | (1.3, 3.6) | 2.2 | (1.1, 4.2) | 1.7 | (0.6, 4.8) |
Cleft lip only | 0.5 | (0.1, 1.6) | - | -** | 1.4 | (0.3, 6.0) |
Cleft lip and palate | 2.5 | (1.2, 4.8) | 4.0 | (1.9, 8.6) | 0.9 | (0.1, 6.9) |
T-OF, OA/S | 7.4 | (3.1, 17.7) | 3.5 | (0.9, 13.1) | 15.8 | (5.1, 48.6) |
CA of integument | 1.6 | (1.2, 2.1) | 1.9 | (1.3, 2.6) | 1.1 | (0.6, 2.0) |
Chromosome defects | 6.7 | (5.1, 8.7) | 4.7 | (3.2, 6.8) | 9.9 | (6.7, 14.4) |
Down syndrome | 8.0 | (5.6, 11.5) | 5.4 | (3.3, 9.0) | 13.6 | (8.4, 21.9) |